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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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