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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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