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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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