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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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