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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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