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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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