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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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