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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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