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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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