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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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