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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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