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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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