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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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