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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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