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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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