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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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