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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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