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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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