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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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