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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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