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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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