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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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