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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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