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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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