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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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