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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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