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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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