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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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