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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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