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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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