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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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