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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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