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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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