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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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