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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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