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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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