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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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