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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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