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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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