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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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