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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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