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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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