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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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