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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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