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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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