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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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