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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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