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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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