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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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