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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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