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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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