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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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