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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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