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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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