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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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