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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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