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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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