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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the 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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