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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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