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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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