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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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