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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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