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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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