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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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