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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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