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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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