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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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