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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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