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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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