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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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