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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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