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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education