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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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