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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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