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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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