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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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