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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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