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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy 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 subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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