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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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