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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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