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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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