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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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