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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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