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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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