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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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