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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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