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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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