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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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