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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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