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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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