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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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