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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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