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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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