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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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