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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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