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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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