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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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