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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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