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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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