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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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