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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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