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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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