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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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