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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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