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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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