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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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