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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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