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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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