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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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