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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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