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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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