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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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