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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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