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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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