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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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