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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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