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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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