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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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