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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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