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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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