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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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