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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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