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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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