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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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