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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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