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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers 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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