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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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