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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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