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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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