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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education