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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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