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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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