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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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