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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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