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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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