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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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