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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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