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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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