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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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