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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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