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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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