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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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