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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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