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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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