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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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