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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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