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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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