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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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