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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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