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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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