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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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