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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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