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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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