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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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