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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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