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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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