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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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