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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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