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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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