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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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