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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different 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 educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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