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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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