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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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