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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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