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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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