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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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