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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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