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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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