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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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