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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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