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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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