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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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