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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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