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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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