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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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