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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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