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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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