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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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