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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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