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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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