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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important 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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