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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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