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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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