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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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