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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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