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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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