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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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