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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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