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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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