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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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