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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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