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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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