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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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