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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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