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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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