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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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