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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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