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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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