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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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