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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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