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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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