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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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