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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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