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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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