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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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