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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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