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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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