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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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