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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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