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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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