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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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