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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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