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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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