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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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