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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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