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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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