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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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