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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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