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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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