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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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