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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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