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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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