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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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