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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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