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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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