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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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