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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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