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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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