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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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