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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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