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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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