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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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