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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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