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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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