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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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