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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important 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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