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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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