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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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