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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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