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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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