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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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