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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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