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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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