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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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