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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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