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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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