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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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