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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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