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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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