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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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