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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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