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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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