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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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