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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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