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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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