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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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