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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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