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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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