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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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