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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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