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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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