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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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