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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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