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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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