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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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