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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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