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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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