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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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