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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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