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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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