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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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