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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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