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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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