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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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