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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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