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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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