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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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