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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key 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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