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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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