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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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