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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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