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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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