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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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