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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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