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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines 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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