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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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