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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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