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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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