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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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