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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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