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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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