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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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