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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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