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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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