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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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