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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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