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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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