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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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