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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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