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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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