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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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