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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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