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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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