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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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