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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)