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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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