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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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