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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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