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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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