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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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