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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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