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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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