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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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