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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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