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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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