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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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