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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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