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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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