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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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