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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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