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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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