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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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