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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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