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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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