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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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