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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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