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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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