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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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