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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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