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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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