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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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