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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major 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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