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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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