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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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