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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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