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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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