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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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