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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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