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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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