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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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