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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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