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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. 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 massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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