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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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