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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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