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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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