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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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