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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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