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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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