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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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