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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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