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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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