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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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