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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the definitive 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 deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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