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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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