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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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