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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators 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 innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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