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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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