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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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