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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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