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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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