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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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