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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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