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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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