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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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