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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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