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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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