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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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