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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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