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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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