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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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