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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important 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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