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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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