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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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