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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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