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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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