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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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