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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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