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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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