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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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