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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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