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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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