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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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