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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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