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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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