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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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