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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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