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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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