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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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