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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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