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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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