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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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