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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants 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. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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