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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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