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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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