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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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