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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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