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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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