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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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