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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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