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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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