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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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