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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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