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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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