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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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