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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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