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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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