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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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