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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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