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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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