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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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