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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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