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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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