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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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