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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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