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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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