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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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