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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates 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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