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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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