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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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