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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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