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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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