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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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