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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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