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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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