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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines 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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