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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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