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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. 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. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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