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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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