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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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