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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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