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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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