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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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