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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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