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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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