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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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