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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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