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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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