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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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