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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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