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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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