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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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