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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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