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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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