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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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