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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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