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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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