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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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