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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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