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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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