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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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