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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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