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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What 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 institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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