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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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