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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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