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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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