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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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