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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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