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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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