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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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