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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the 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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