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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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