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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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