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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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