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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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