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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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