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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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