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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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