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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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