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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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