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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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