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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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