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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over 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. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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