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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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