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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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