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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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