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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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