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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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