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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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