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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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