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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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