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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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