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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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