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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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