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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses 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. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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