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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the 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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