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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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