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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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