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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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