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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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