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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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