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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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