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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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