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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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