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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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