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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the 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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