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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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