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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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