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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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