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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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