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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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