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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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