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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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