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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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