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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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