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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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