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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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