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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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