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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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