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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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