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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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