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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators 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 innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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