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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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